Mu Tiezhu

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| name = Mu Tiezhu
穆铁柱

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| birth_date = June 1, 1949

| birth_place = Heze, Shandong, China

| death_date = September 14, 2008

| death_place = Beijing, China

| nationality = Chinese

| height = 228 cm{{cite web | url=http://m.jumpball.co.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065571505674277 | title=[The Legends] ⑪ 승부욕이 만들어낸 Real 카리스마 김동광 | date=20 March 2022 }}

| weight = 160 kg{{cite web | url=http://m.jumpball.co.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065571505674277 | title=[The Legends] ⑪ 승부욕이 만들어낸 Real 카리스마 김동광 | date=20 March 2022 }}

| career_position = Center

| career_start = 1973

| career_end = 1987

| years1 = 1973–1987

| team1 = Bayi

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Mu "Iron Pole" Tiezhu ({{zh|s=穆铁柱|t=穆鐵柱}}; literally meaning "Mu Iron Pole"; June 1, 1949 – September 14, 2008) was a prominent Chinese basketball player and coach. At a height of 228 cm (7 feet 5.75 inches) and a weight of 160 kg, he was one of the largest and tallest players in China (Yao Ming and Sun Mingming both being similar or taller).

Biography

Mu was born in Dongming County, Heze, Shandong in 1949.

Mu was one of the first Chinese giants who appeared in the China men's national basketball team. He played for the national basketball team for 14 years. As a member of Bayi Basketball Team, Mu still held the highest score of 81 points in a game, and played against the 1978 NBA champion Washington Bullets twice in August, 1979. Mu retired as a player in 1987, and as a coach in 2000.[http://www.cctv.com/program/sportsscene/20080919/101901.shtml Legendary basketball player Mu Tiezhu cremated]

He was often compared with Sun Mingming, because both of them have acromegaly, and could slam dunk without their feet leaving the ground.

Mu Tiezhu died of myocardial infarction on September 14, 2008, in Beijing.[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/14/content_9999950.htm Yao Ming saddened by Mu's death] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917231122/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/14/content_9999950.htm |date=2008-09-17 }} Two days after his death, The Draft Review named Mu as an "Honorable Draftee", saying he would have been a very high pick in the 1972 NBA draft had China been a more open society at the time.[https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?view=article&id=4685 Honorable Draftee: Mu Tiezhu remembered]

Honours

FIBA Asia Championship: 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
Asian Games: 1978
Asia Club Championship: 1981, 1984

Filmography

Year !English title !Original title !Role !class="unsortable"\|Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=2\|1988	One Night Pop Star	一夜歌星	Giant
The Silly Manager	傻冒经理	Big Darkie
1990	Black Spot	黑色走廊	Giant kickboxer
1991	Woman-Taxi-Woman	女人TAXI女人	Traffic policeman